Easel.



PATENTED MAR. 2'7, 1906.

J. B. THOMPSON.

. EASEL.

Pennsyl easel; and it consis KET' ERLI NL'S Li'liit )Gli .iilllt PORATION OF NSYLYANIA.

A CUR- EASEL.

Application filed October 14 To (til whom it Be it known th citizen of the in city and Hill- I] (ION/Carib. at. i, Joux l3. itcd States, residing in the county of Philadelphia, State of 'ania, have invented a new and use ful Easel, of which the following is a spccitication. 'My invention relates to a new and useful ts of a wing and a tongue which is adapted to engage with the wing when the tongue is properly placed therefor, the said tongue and wing having a coat-ting 'lnonrsov, a

notch and hook.

It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as will he hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an easel, showing the same in position and crmnected with the card or other device which it is desired to support. Fig. 2 repre sents the easel in flattened position.

Similar numerals of reference indicate cor responding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an easel, comprising a wing 2, having the notch or cut-away portion 3 in one edge thereof and has an upper flap 4 and a lower flap 5 upon its opposite face, between which and the wing are the scored lines (5.

7 designates a tongue, which is preferably resilient, forming an extension of or connected with one of the llaps-in the present instance the flap 4. The said tongue has a cutaway portion 8 and is provided with the ex tension 9, forming a. hook, it the extension!) is cut from the wing 12.

The easel is preferably made from a single sheet of material, such as cardboard or the like; but it can he made in any desired manner, the advantages being that in its flattened position it can he easiiy shipped and a large number stored in a and placed in condition. As seen in Fig. 1, after the wing 2 is pl spect to the flaps 4 and 5, which have been previousl pasted or otherwise secured to the card, photograph, &c., it), which it is desired to support, the tongue 7 can be bent hackhcmg seen that small space, and at the same time the device can he quickly operated aced at an angle with re- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Itiarch 2'7, 3.305,

,1905, Serial No. 282,780.

wardly and caused to bring the hook into proper position with respect to the inclined edge of the wing in order that the same Wiii he held at the proper angles with respect to the flaps 4 and 5.

in the drawings the hook is slmwn as engaging in the notch 3, although it will he evident that in event instance the notch may not be necessary.

it will be seen that in the present instance the notch 3 is located in the outer edge of the wing member 3. it wili also he apparent that owing to the space 8 between the tongue member 7 and the wing 2 the wing member may he hent at a right angle to the tines without the contiguous side of the ton; to contacting for its whole length with the wing member 2. i urthermorc, the flexibility of this tongue member is increased and the parts may he more easily placed in operative position.

Having thus descrihcd my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. in a device of the charac er described, upper and lower flaps, awing connected therewith, a tongue connected with said up per llap and in alinement with said inner flap and a hook on said tongue, said hook being adapted to engage with the outer cc of the wing, when the tongue is properly 1) therea device of the character upper and lower ilaps, a wing therewith having a notch in an edge thereof, a tongue connected with said upper tiap and a hook on said tongue adapted to engage with the notch in said wing when the tongue is properly placed therefor.

23. In a device of the character described,

described,

upper nd lower flaps, a Wing connected therewith having a notch in the outer edge thereof, a tongue connected with the upper ilap and in alinement with tie lower flap,

said tongue and said wing having a. space therehctween and a hook cut from said wing and connected-with said tongue, the iatter being adapted to permit engagement with said hook and with said notch.

connected a) um As :1 new wide of nmzmfacmre, an easel formed cf a smgle sheet campus]. Wmg h' Wing, a tongue extending h'am one of said flaps and mrmed from the matenal between sand flaps imd 1* Hook earned by said ton 5511s GEO. Lmmmx, 

